Monthly Archives: December 2014

Against the Occupation – Time for Individual Sanctions in Israel

Posted on December 11, 2014 by zjb

As Naftali Bennett and others push for the unilateral annexation of large parts of the West Bank to Israel, I saw no reason not to add my support to this letter, which I’m attaching here. Strong words, they got sent … Continue reading →

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White Like Me After Eric Garner — Society Must be Defended

Posted on December 10, 2014 by zjb

About race in America, I don’t know how even to begin to talk in public, and that already says a lot about race relations in this country. It’s also a problem. On an unequal field, it’s all too easy for … Continue reading →

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Gowanus (Brooklyn)

Posted on December 7, 2014 by zjb
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The Party (AJS)

Posted on December 5, 2014 by zjb

The Jewish Studies Program at Syracuse University is a proud co-sponsor.  

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Heschel Conference in Jerusalem (Van Leer)

Posted on December 5, 2014 by zjb

Towards a new Israeli-American Jewish Thought and Philosophy hybrid, here’s the program for the big Heschel conference later this month (December 2014) in Jerusalem. Consider the rubrics: Vision, Materialization, Prophecy, Halakha, Time, [Space], Human Rights, and Civil Rights. Kudos to … Continue reading →

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Grand Central Station Protest (Eric Garner)

Posted on December 4, 2014 by zjb

Twitter, @mikiebarb  

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Black Lives Matter NYPD

Posted on December 3, 2014 by zjb

daniel sieradski retweeted from @merstew

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Eric Garner (New York Daily News)

Posted on December 3, 2014 by zjb

“We can’t breathe” on the front page of tomorrow’s Daily News. The video footage is being shown on the evening news. Unlike the Michael Brown killing, the Eric Garner story is going to stick. Because of the photographic record.   … Continue reading →

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Eric Garner (Youtube)

Posted on December 3, 2014 by zjb

Very difficult to watch, you can see here the video of the death of Eric Garner. Hideous, it happened in broad daylight with next to zero provocation on the part of the victim. The chokehold is a banned in NYC, but the police … Continue reading →

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New Jewish Kotzker Culture & The King’s Glory (Response to Shaul Magid)

Posted on December 2, 2014 by zjb

The King’s glory is in a multitude of people, but the ruin of His Princedom is in lack of people. בְּרָב עָם הַדְרַת מֶלֶךְ וּבְאֶפֶס לְאֹם מְחִתַּת רָזוֹן: [Proverbs 13:28] In a recent piece published here at Zeek, which you … Continue reading →

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